There’s been much online chat about which ad we like better, Southwest’s ad about not paying for bags or AirTran Airways’ ad about stampeding onto the plane?

It’s fun to watch them both, but having just flown over spring break, I’m reminded how much I like Frontier, because once again they proved that when given the option of leaving early and getting in early, they’re able to pull it off.

AirTran Airways has launched a frequent flier mall, allowing you to use AirTran frequent flier miles to buy stuff on its website. The “A+ Rewards Mall” was developed by SkyMall.

AirTran’s move comes after similar online frequent flier mile shopping sites launched by Denver-based Frontier Airlines and others. AirTran also happens to have a marketing partnership with Frontier, which allows passengers to earn AirTran A+ Rewards credits when they fly on Frontier and vice versa, among other things.

The numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation out today on airline operational performance in 2007 were not pretty.

The airlines the BTS collects on-time performance data from had an overall decline in their on-time arrival rate to 73.4 percent in 2007, down from 75.4 percent in 2006. Read more about how DIA, Frontier and United ranked in our story here. Read more…

Frontier Airlines announced it is offering gift cards for flights, in amounts ranging from $25 to $1,500. The cards are sold at FrontierAirlines.com, as virtual e-mail gift cards or plastic cards. Frontier says the cards have no expiration date.

Most of us weren’t able to buy World Series tickets on Monday, but travelers on Frontier Airlines will be able to watch the live games in flight.

We broke the news today that Frontier has finalized its deal to air the World Series in flight (following up the story we broke last week on Frontier negotiating for the deal).

So, if you’re planning to travel during a World Series game, let me know. I’m wondering whether you plan to watch any of the games in flight. And I’ll also be interested in hearing what it’s like on the plane during the game!

The Associated Press and a number of media outlets picked up on our story Sunday on Frontier Airlines negotiating to air the Rockies in their run to make baseball history, now headed for the World Series.

I’m wondering whether any travelers (particularly in Colorado) would choose an airline based on their ability to watch the Rockies in flight during the World Series? And if you have a flight booked during a World Series game, let me know!

First Class Flyer publisher Matthew Bennett, who gives his subscribers information on how to get updgrades to first class and business class, has started a blog at flightbliss.com listing some of his tips. While the blogged tips are free, Bennett is also using the site to sell his First Class Flyer publication and other information. Read more…

Travel and OutWest editor Kyle Wagner grew up in Pittsburgh and lived in Lake County, Ill., and Naples, Fla., before moving to Denver in 1993, where she reviewed restaurants for Westword before moving to The Denver Post in 2002. She considers the best days to be those that involve her teenage daughters and doing something outside, preferably mountain biking or whitewater rafting.

Dean Krakel is a photo editor (primarily sports) at The Denver Post. A native of Wyoming, he has authored three books, "Season of the Elk," "Downriver" and "Krakel's West." An avid kayaker, rafter, mountain biker, trail runner, telemark skier and backpacker, Dean's outdoor adventures have taken him around the world.

Douglas Brown was raised about 30 miles west of Philadelphia in West Chester, Pennsylvania, where he spent a lot of time running around in the woods and fields (where he hunted and explored), and in the ocean (where he surfed and stared at the horizon). Now he lives in Boulder and spends as much time hiking, running, skiing and boarding the High Country (and the Boulder foothills) as possible.

Ricardo Baca is the entertainment editor and pop music critic at The Denver Post, as well as the founder and executive editor of Reverb and the co-founder of The UMS. Happy days often involve at least one of these: whitewater rafting, snowshoeing, vintage Vespas, writing, camping, live music, road trips, snowboarding or four-wheeling.